Specimens of the Lyrical, Descriptive, and Narrative Poets of Great Britain, from Chaucer to the Present Day:: With a Preliminary Sketch of the History of Early English Poetry, and Biographical and Critical Notices, |
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Page 1
Even on the true fountain - head of our national poetry , antiquaries , in a
question which is interesting to themselves alone , are widely divided . Some
would trace it to a Celtic origin - to the bards of Armorica or Brittany ; others to a
Gothic ...
Even on the true fountain - head of our national poetry , antiquaries , in a
question which is interesting to themselves alone , are widely divided . Some
would trace it to a Celtic origin - to the bards of Armorica or Brittany ; others to a
Gothic ...
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Bright and sheen was her face ; Every fair - head in her was . In this same old
romance , in which the manners of chivalry are constantly ingrafted on classical
his . tory , is found the well - known couplet in its true reading :Merry swithe it is in
...
Bright and sheen was her face ; Every fair - head in her was . In this same old
romance , in which the manners of chivalry are constantly ingrafted on classical
his . tory , is found the well - known couplet in its true reading :Merry swithe it is in
...
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Of fustian he wered a gipon , ( g ) Alle besmotred ( h ) with his habergeon , ( i )
For he was late ycome fro his viage , And wentè for to don his pilgrimage . ( a )
War . ( 6 ) Farther . ( c ) ( d ) Been placed at the head of the table . ( e ) Travelled .
Of fustian he wered a gipon , ( g ) Alle besmotred ( h ) with his habergeon , ( i )
For he was late ycome fro his viage , And wentè for to don his pilgrimage . ( a )
War . ( 6 ) Farther . ( c ) ( d ) Been placed at the head of the table . ( e ) Travelled .
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... ( n ) And by his side a swerd and a bokeler , ( a ) Curled . ( 6 ) Nimble . ( c )
Horse skirmishing . ( d ) Embroidered . ( e ) Playing the flute . ( f ) Nighttime . ( 8 )
Carved . ( h ) It pleased him . ( i ) Tackle . ( k ) Arrow . ( 1 ) A bullet - head . ( m )
Knew ...
... ( n ) And by his side a swerd and a bokeler , ( a ) Curled . ( 6 ) Nimble . ( c )
Horse skirmishing . ( d ) Embroidered . ( e ) Playing the flute . ( f ) Nighttime . ( 8 )
Carved . ( h ) It pleased him . ( i ) Tackle . ( k ) Arrow . ( 1 ) A bullet - head . ( m )
Knew ...
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Ful wel beloved , and familier was he With frankeleins over all in his contrée , ( a )
Mad . ( 6 ) Toil . ( c ) Biddeth . ( d ) Hard rider . ( e ) Wrought on the edge . ( S ) A
fine kind of fur . ( g ) Deep in the head , ( h ) Knew And eke with worthy wimmen ...
Ful wel beloved , and familier was he With frankeleins over all in his contrée , ( a )
Mad . ( 6 ) Toil . ( c ) Biddeth . ( d ) Hard rider . ( e ) Wrought on the edge . ( S ) A
fine kind of fur . ( g ) Deep in the head , ( h ) Knew And eke with worthy wimmen ...
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| Title | Specimens of the Lyrical, Descriptive, and Narrative Poets of Great Britain, from Chaucer to the Present Day:: With a Preliminary Sketch of the History of Early English Poetry, and Biographical and Critical Notices, |
| Author | John Johnstone (of Edinburgh.) |
| Editor | John Johnstone (of Edinburgh.) |
| Contributor | Oliver and Boyd (Edinburgh, Scotland) |
| Publisher | Oliver & Boyd, 1828 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 24 Mar 2006 |
| Length | 560 pages |
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